CORTEZ: Let the people decide on Grace Poe Presidency

“ Pero ngayon I think I’ve stated it publicly before, Senator Grace Poe wants to run, at the end of the day ‘di ba, sovereignty resides with the people, let the people decide,” sabi ni Presidente Aquino ng Liberal Party.

By criticizing the SET’s decision declaring Poe a natural-born citizen, Escudero said their political opponents–many of whom are also lawyers–are assaulting the integrity of a constitutional body that was mandated to be the “sole judge” of all contests on the qualification of senators, and which the Constitution itself deemed to be “an independent, impartial and non-partisan tribunal.”

Escudero said the fact that Poe had been given a birth certificate and passport, was legally adopted, and later allowed to run for and serve as a senator, meant only one thing: she is a Filipino and qualified to be a public servant.

“Now, if only the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) could come up with new guidelines on acceptable speed and cost that telcos are duty-bound to follow, then reliable Internet service will be a norm here in the country and not just for special occasions like the APEC,” sabi ni Escudero.

“We have to strengthen the protection of our children from climate change and natural hazards. We have to ensure that public infrastructure such as schools are safe, and child protection must be a priority, before, during and after a disaster,” sabi Legarda.

“When we create an enabling environment for children to witness and practice disaster risk reduction early on in life, we inculcate in them a level of disaster preparedness that will be passed on to the succeeding generations when they become adults,” dagdag ni Legarda.